Flaws of Alien. Not joking

Started by Kradan, Apr 13, 2019, 06:16:31 AM

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SiL

SiL

#15
Yup.

Ooh, the camera bumping the consoles in the beginning on the bridge.

How did Ash get into the computer annex without Ripley hearing?

The Old One

The Old One

#16
Ash's fake head and torso.
Brett and Parker's mirrored reflections.
Clearly seeing the end of the Space Jockey set.
The Alien bouncing around the outside of the Narcissus.

SiL

SiL

#17
Quote from: The Old One on Apr 13, 2019, 11:23:36 AM
Ash's fake head and torso.
Brett and Parker's mirrored reflections.
Clearly seeing the end of the Space Jockey set.
The Alien bouncing around the outside of the Narcissus.
The box behind the egg when Kane inspects them.
The man behind the wall when Ripley's running through the ship at the end.
The lack of stars in the area of the frame where the Nostromo passes through in the TC
The placement of the egg morph scene in the DC
The removal of the "What are my chances?" scene in the DC

Shit, there are so many flaws in Alien.

It's still my favourite film of all time, though.

Xenomrph

Xenomrph

#18
Every movie is loaded with stuff like this, IMDb has an entire trivia sub-section about goofs and mistakes for every movie.

SiL

SiL

#19
Quote from: Xenomrph on Apr 13, 2019, 12:47:17 PM
Every movie is loaded with stuff like this, IMDb has an entire trivia sub-section about goofs and mistakes for every movie.
IMDb?

Young'in, I draw most of mine from memories of motherf**king nitpickers.com, which is unfortunately now defunct (and most of the nitpicks now distributed amongst trivia/errors on IMDb).

Voodoo Magic

Voodoo Magic

#20
Quote from: The Old One on Apr 13, 2019, 11:23:36 AM
Ash's fake head and torso.
Brett and Parker's mirrored reflections.
Clearly seeing the end of the Space Jockey set.
The Alien bouncing around the outside of the Narcissus.

Other than Ash, the only faults that bother me are with Kane's son. The dope on the rope outside Narcissus. Falling from his hiding spot on the shuttle, and when the Alien stretches his arms wide at Dallas, which reminds me of a Patrick Swayze moment before he swoops up Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing.




SiL

SiL

#21
That shot is literally one second long, give it some slack :P

First Blood

First Blood

#22
Quote from: Elmazalman on Apr 13, 2019, 10:26:12 AM
I think the Ash torso (straddling Parker) is as bad as the fake head cut.

Was just coming here to type that!

Voodoo Magic

Voodoo Magic

#23
Quote from: SiL on Apr 13, 2019, 02:04:29 PM
That shot is literally one second long, give it some slack :P

Yay for you trying to control my opinion?

Sorry if it bothers you, but it has always bothered me, regardless the duration.




Vertigo

Vertigo

#24
Just needed to be cut a few frames earlier. My opinion, most of Alien's issues are with the editing.

Voodoo Magic

Voodoo Magic

#25
Quote from: Vertigo on Apr 13, 2019, 02:45:44 PM
Just needed to be cut a few frames earlier. My opinion, most of Alien's issues are with the editing.

Good point! Or rapid cut to a closeup of its face swarming / charging the camera. But agreed.  :)

Huggs

Huggs

#26
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 13, 2019, 02:16:17 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 13, 2019, 02:04:29 PM
That shot is literally one second long, give it some slack :P

Yay for you trying to control my opinion?

Sorry if it bothers you, but it has always bothered me, regardless the duration.

https://i.imgur.com/62rHYvF.gif

It's an old school jump scare, but it's still scary as can be if you just take it for what it's supposed to be.


Voodoo Magic

Voodoo Magic

#27
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 13, 2019, 04:06:01 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 13, 2019, 02:16:17 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 13, 2019, 02:04:29 PM
That shot is literally one second long, give it some slack :P

Yay for you trying to control my opinion?

Sorry if it bothers you, but it has always bothered me, regardless the duration.

https://i.imgur.com/62rHYvF.gif

It's an old school jump scare, but it's still scary as can be if you just take it for what it's supposed to be.

It never was to me, based on the Alien's jazz hands.  :)

It's honestly out of my control, but hey, I still love the movie regardless.

Elmazalman

Elmazalman

#28
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 13, 2019, 05:00:40 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 13, 2019, 04:06:01 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 13, 2019, 02:16:17 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 13, 2019, 02:04:29 PM
That shot is literally one second long, give it some slack :P

Yay for you trying to control my opinion?

Sorry if it bothers you, but it has always bothered me, regardless the duration.

https://i.imgur.com/62rHYvF.gif

It's an old school jump scare, but it's still scary as can be if you just take it for what it's supposed to be.

It never was to me, based on the Alien's jazz hands.  :)

It's honestly out of my control, but hey, I still love the movie regardless.
Could it be the unnatural wiggle of the fingers, as the hands splay outwards, that bothers you?

I always find myself drawn to the movement even though the shot is very brief.

SM

SM

#29
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Ooh, the camera bumping the consoles in the beginning on the bridge.

When's that?

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